I almost threw up.
As soon as I said that, Misha’s face turned red. The way she looked down and avoided me was exactly like a fool.
If love is what even such a selfish woman does, then love is clearly a name given to the act of mistaking self-satisfaction plausibly.
I was seething inside. Do you know how much the five tutors cost your father? After sending you to the academy like that, all you did as soon as you entered was date.
While trying to manipulate my life as if it were nothing special for that.
But Misha started talking innocently.
“He’s tall. When the sunlight hits his black hair, it sparkles! His face... How do I explain it? He’s handsome. He’s handsome, but he’s not just handsome..."
I don’t really have any intention of refuting his appearance.
However, I think it would be more beneficial to carve that face into a stone statue and place it in front of the palace, not Prince Kydel.
“Fine, move on. I’m not going to draw it.”
“Ah, if you had seen him once, you could have written a hundred letters!”
Yes. I could have written a hundred pages of the complaint.
“I saw him during the male cadets’ martial arts class, and I thought I was hallucinating. I couldn’t believe my eyes.”
“Why?”
“Pavat, pavat! The teachers were surprised and clapped along, didn’t they?”
“Pavat... Haa... Well, let’s move on. He’s a knight who led his men into battle. Of course.”
“You don’t know how popular he is. He’s always kind to everyone. When there’s a fight, the cadets go to him. He’s fair and wise.”
“Willingly. I enjoy a challenge.”
At Locard’s refreshing answer, Kalin shook her head with a smile.
“Don’t laugh. Because I think I have every chance. Your Excellency, you often visit the palace to serve the Second Prince, and you miss a lot of classes. It’s fatal, but I’ll try to take advantage of that gap.”
“I also have to maintain my grades as the Second Prince’s attendant, so it won’t go as you wish.”
Kalin blinked and stared at him.
“...His Highness Grayon likes capable people. Right?”
“...”
“Then would I have a chance to follow Your Excellency into the palace? If I maintain my grades until graduation?”
As soon as I said that, Misha’s face turned red. The way she looked down and avoided me was exactly like a fool.
If love is what even such a selfish woman does, then love is clearly a name given to the act of mistaking self-satisfaction plausibly.
I was seething inside. Do you know how much the five tutors cost your father? After sending you to the academy like that, all you did as soon as you entered was date.
While trying to manipulate my life as if it were nothing special for that.
But Misha started talking innocently.
“He’s tall. When the sunlight hits his black hair, it sparkles! His face... How do I explain it? He’s handsome. He’s handsome, but he’s not just handsome..."
I don’t really have any intention of refuting his appearance.
However, I think it would be more beneficial to carve that face into a stone statue and place it in front of the palace, not Prince Kydel.
“Fine, move on. I’m not going to draw it.”
“Ah, if you had seen him once, you could have written a hundred letters!”
Yes. I could have written a hundred pages of the complaint.
“I saw him during the male cadets’ martial arts class, and I thought I was hallucinating. I couldn’t believe my eyes.”
“Why?”
“Pavat, pavat! The teachers were surprised and clapped along, didn’t they?”
“Pavat... Haa... Well, let’s move on. He’s a knight who led his men into battle. Of course.”
“You don’t know how popular he is. He’s always kind to everyone. When there’s a fight, the cadets go to him. He’s fair and wise.”
This time, she went too far. Is he kind? Fair? Wise?
I learned something from him that a bean pod can be this scary.
Otherwise, Locard Kydel would have been an incredibly hypocritical person.
Who is telling whom to do a play?
“How good is he at studying! As soon as he got back to the academy, he was always the best. I can’t even approach that person! Everyone loves that person.”
Misha’s eyes instantly became moist as she spoke.
No way.
“You, are you studying because of that young master?”
“My grades went up. I’m last again, but my score went up a lot compared to last time... Ugh! I don’t know!”
Misha, who had revealed her grades with her own mouth, collapsed on the sofa and started sobbing.
“Ugh...”
Only then did I understand the Count’s gloomy expression.
The Count must be an angel or a priest. If his daughter went somewhere and came in last and shit on his face, he would never pretend not to know.
It’s just...
I looked at Misha’s butt shaking from crying and thought about going to the bathroom.
But now that I knew what Misha was thinking, I was already too deep in.
Misha shouted.
“That’s why I studied so hard! I couldn’t understand a single word, but I kept reading and memorizing it. Even though my skin was getting damaged!”
Her skin got damaged, and that must have been hard.
I took a deep breath and got up and asked,
“About the Countess, are you really going to take responsibility?”
Misha got up and wiped her tears away. Then she nodded very firmly.
“I promise!”
I was speechless at the fighting spirit I had never seen before from Misha Loire.
“I really don’t need clothes like that.”
“Yes. I got it.”
When I sat down at the desk, Misha glanced at me and gave me a look. However, her face was like a child who saw candy shaking in front of her eyes.
I was really at a loss.
If I didn’t know who I was talking to, I might have been able to use my imagination to write.
However, Prince Kydel was spinning around in front of me and I couldn’t think of a single ticklish word.
Oh, f*ck.
I grabbed my hair and moved my pen. It took much longer than I expected to finish the letter.
I stared at it until the ink dried, then gestured to Misha.
She quickly ran to the desk, and I snatched the letter from her as she tried to take it.
“You, you think it’s okay to not study and do this when you’re last?”
“But love is my strength!”
This is going to be a...
Misha snatched the letter from my hand, quickly opened it, and read it.
I learned something from him that a bean pod can be this scary.
Otherwise, Locard Kydel would have been an incredibly hypocritical person.
Who is telling whom to do a play?
“How good is he at studying! As soon as he got back to the academy, he was always the best. I can’t even approach that person! Everyone loves that person.”
Misha’s eyes instantly became moist as she spoke.
No way.
“You, are you studying because of that young master?”
“My grades went up. I’m last again, but my score went up a lot compared to last time... Ugh! I don’t know!”
Misha, who had revealed her grades with her own mouth, collapsed on the sofa and started sobbing.
“Ugh...”
Only then did I understand the Count’s gloomy expression.
The Count must be an angel or a priest. If his daughter went somewhere and came in last and shit on his face, he would never pretend not to know.
It’s just...
I looked at Misha’s butt shaking from crying and thought about going to the bathroom.
But now that I knew what Misha was thinking, I was already too deep in.
Misha shouted.
“That’s why I studied so hard! I couldn’t understand a single word, but I kept reading and memorizing it. Even though my skin was getting damaged!”
Her skin got damaged, and that must have been hard.
I took a deep breath and got up and asked,
“About the Countess, are you really going to take responsibility?”
Misha got up and wiped her tears away. Then she nodded very firmly.
“I promise!”
I was speechless at the fighting spirit I had never seen before from Misha Loire.
“I really don’t need clothes like that.”
“Yes. I got it.”
When I sat down at the desk, Misha glanced at me and gave me a look. However, her face was like a child who saw candy shaking in front of her eyes.
I was really at a loss.
If I didn’t know who I was talking to, I might have been able to use my imagination to write.
However, Prince Kydel was spinning around in front of me and I couldn’t think of a single ticklish word.
Oh, f*ck.
I grabbed my hair and moved my pen. It took much longer than I expected to finish the letter.
I stared at it until the ink dried, then gestured to Misha.
She quickly ran to the desk, and I snatched the letter from her as she tried to take it.
“You, you think it’s okay to not study and do this when you’re last?”
“But love is my strength!”
This is going to be a...
Misha snatched the letter from my hand, quickly opened it, and read it.
"Kydel, to the lion cub called Hero.
I have spent many long, long nights pondering how to convey this to you.
Even the incense from the Del
par is stronger than the scent of your personality..."
Misha licked her lips as she finished reading the letter, then held it and screamed.
“It’s so beautiful, Lorisha! I think I’ll fall in love with myself after reading this letter!”
I replied indifferently.
“Think carefully. If I were you, I would never send it. I’m being serious, Misha.”
“No. I’ll send it. I’ll tell him how I feel in the letter, and I’ll raise my grades so he’ll recognize me. He’s surrounded by only excellent students, so I have no other way.”
Misha couldn’t hear or see anything at the moment. I got up from my chair and motioned for Misha to sit down.
“Huh?”
“Then send it in your own handwriting?”
“Oh, that’s right!”
“You know? Letters have a rhythm. Just look at what I wrote and write it exactly the same way, including the exact positioning of every letter.”
“Huh. Okay. Don’t tell me to talk, I need to concentrate.”
Misha took a long time to copy it on pink stationery and held it close to her chest as she left.
“I’ll be back at the Academy tomorrow, so don’t look for me, Lorisha.”
She had already left, but I answered quietly to myself.
“Yeah. I won’t look for you.”
My heart was pounding strangely, a mixture of a little regret and excitement. Was this what revenge felt like? I just threw myself into bed.
‘But I already did it.’
***
“I was wondering what kind of books you were reading.”
“Miss Kalin Ancart.”
“It’s okay. There’s no one in the library right now.”
The Academy library was empty on the weekend. It was the week after the exams, so most of the cadets had gone home. So Kalin said that since they were the only ones in the library, it was okay to talk loudly. Locard, who was selecting books from the shelves, straightened his back and bowed when she appeared. The Ankarts were a family with enormous influence in commerce. It would not be an exaggeration to say that most of the Empire’s overseas trade went through the Viscount Ankart.
Kalin Ankart was tall and had a long neck. Her brown hair was always neatly tied up and she didn’t wear any makeup. Her eyes were a bit sharp, but she always smiled to make it look less like that. She wasn’t a beauty, but her dignity added to the beauty. She also came to Locard and bowed politely.
As soon as she returned to the Academy, she seemed to be interested in the competitor who had pushed her down to second place. When Locard closed the book he was holding and handed it to her, Kalin laughed in surprise.
“The Legend of the Tunbar Mountains?” It’s an unexpected, young master. Don’t you get sick of Tunbar?”
“The Amata captives cursed us with many words. I wondered what names and monsters they had, but I didn’t know what they were. If you want, you can borrow them first.”
Confusion in the battlefield? That was a joke. Kalin smiled faintly.
“I’m really surprised.”
“What do you mean?”
“The way you speak, young master. It’s a new experience for me.”
Locard looked into her brown eyes. He recognized the intelligence and sharpness of her mind lingering there. But it wasn’t a color that made him smile.
“My uncle also returned this time, so he could hear vividly what happened there. It was a terrible and painful story.”
"...”
“But when Young Master speaks, it’s like listening to a fairy tale. Where did the pain you felt go? Or is that nothing to an eagle?”
The eagle is the symbol of the Kydel family. Kydel was a family that had raised excellent knights for generations and had risen to prominence. So he was used to others having some illusions about his family.
Locard looked at the books lined up in a row, speechless for a moment.
“When that happens, I think of those who died before me. Then, I don’t have time to get lost in my emotions.”
The heavy, hushed voice quickly brightened.
“Besides, there’s no need to keep the cadets up at night with horrible stories. We went out to protect them.”
Kalin looked at him quietly and bowed her head.
“Eternal glory to Tagar.”
Locard bowed and accepted the bow. Kalin straightened her back and said with a smile.
“I will work hard and try to beat you, young master, in the next test. What do you think?”
“Willingly. I enjoy a challenge.”
At Locard’s refreshing answer, Kalin shook her head with a smile.
“Don’t laugh. Because I think I have every chance. Your Excellency, you often visit the palace to serve the Second Prince, and you miss a lot of classes. It’s fatal, but I’ll try to take advantage of that gap.”
“I also have to maintain my grades as the Second Prince’s attendant, so it won’t go as you wish.”
Kalin blinked and stared at him.
“...His Highness Grayon likes capable people. Right?”
“...”
“Then would I have a chance to follow Your Excellency into the palace? If I maintain my grades until graduation?”
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